When conservative firebrand Tomi Lahren walked on to the “Daily Show” Wednesday night, one of the first things she said was “Sometimes people just need to be called on their shit.” Host Trevor Noah proceeded to do just that to Lahren, whose blistering commentaries against Colin Kaepernick, Beyonce…

Dolly Parton announced Thursday that she will be donating $1,000 a month to each of the families affected by the devastating wildfires that have ripped their way across Tennessee’s Sevier County. Roughly 15,000 acres of the resort-heavy area of eastern Tennessee along the Great Smoky Mountains…

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By Eric Williams, MFA As Obamacare returns to center stage, stakeholders in the healthcare debate will look for ways to squeeze costs while improving medical care. I am not a doctor, politician, or accountant. I am an Emmy Award-winning producer in interactive educational media and director of a…

The visa program , which grants visas to Afghan interpreters and other staff, many of whom faced threats from the Taliban, is set to expire in January. “It is no exaggeration to say that this is a matter of life and death as Afghans who served the U.S. mission continue to be systematically hunted…

Fidel Castro left on the night of November 25th. Where did he go? After watching the deluge of lachrymose obituaries and jubilant parties throughout the world, paradise and hell seem to be the two most popular destinations waiting, after a nine-day commemorative pilgrimage from Havana to the Santa…

The workplace is rapidly changing. Globalization, millennials, mergers, acquisitions , regime changes , hyper growth , massive turnover , and technology all contribute to creating a "What now?" culture in the workplace. Everyone is scrambling to ensure they aren't left behind; all while managing…

Affiliate marketing has turned into a smart monetization tool on the worldwide web. A lot of entrepreneurs and marketers are spending on affiliate marketing and increasing their rewards. Affiliate marketing provides a whole new way to the companies to market their products and enjoy that extra…

Ever since small and medium tech-oriented companies started to appear a few years ago, the startup business model has been the way most new ventures are established. With more startups now keeping the market saturated, we’re seeing some very fierce competition. The market is expanding and we’re…

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks at her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill on Nov. 17, 2016. (AP/Andrew Harnik) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) heads into Wednesday’s race for an eighth term running the Democratic caucus as the prohibitive favorite, but many…

One of the women had thin eyebrows and pierced ears. Her hair was long and curly. The other one, who was older, had straight black hair and thick eyebrows. Both spoke in Spanish most of the time. Those were the few details Sherri Papini was able to relay to investigators about the two women who she…

Efforts to pinpoint the cause of deadly wildfires that engulfed two tourist towns outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park and shut down one of the country’s most popular natural attractions focused Thursday on their devastating path through East Tennessee, where 10 people have been found dead…

Students attend a vigil on Tuesday, a day after an attack at the Ohio State University campus in Columbus, Ohio. Investigators are looking into whether a car-and-knife attack at the university that injured several people was an act of terror by a student. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) COLUMBUS, Ohio —…

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump announced on Wednesday that he would hold a news conference with his children on Dec. 15 to announce that he would be “leaving” his “great business in total,” but details were scant. More immediately, he will travel to Indiana to announce the saving of…

Treasury secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin speaks to reporters at the Trump Tower in New York on Nov. 14. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images) NEW YORK — As Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin would have significant influence over the way the financial system, particularly Wall Street, operates. And the…

As world dignitaries gathered in Cuba Tuesday to pay tribute to revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, Miami Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen took to the House floor to deliver her own speech of how the fallen leader should be remembered. The outspoken critic of the Castro regime criticized the many world…

Protesters raise their arms during a march in Charlotte prompted by Scott’s death. (Jeff Siner/The Charlotte Observer via AP) Prosecutors said that the officer who fatally shot a Charlotte man in September will not be charged for the shooting, concluding that the man was armed and that the officer…

MONESSEN, PA – JUNE 28: Presumptive Republican candidate for President Donald Trump speaks to guests during a policy speech during a campaign stop at Alumisource on June 28, 2016 in Monessen, Pennsylvania. Trump continued to attack Hillary Clinton while delivering an economic policy speech targeting…

Crude futures surged Wednesday on reports that OPEC plans to reduce its output by more than 1 million barrels a day, a cut that many market participants say could be significant enough to push oil supplies below demand levels sooner than expected. Continue Reading Below Delegates from members of the…

Speculation among Republican insiders over who will serve in Donald Trump ’s Cabinet is starting to turn into “Mean Girls.” On Wednesday, Newt Gingrich called possible secretary of State nominee Mitt Romney a suck-up. Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, was once fiercely critical of…

Arriving at the Khartoum airport near midnight, as I did a few weeks before the American presidential election, one is struck by the lineup of aircraft parked near the terminal. There is not a single Western airline among them, though one sees several from across the Arab world and parts of Africa.…

Major League Baseball and its players union tentatively reached an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement Wednesday night, the league announced in a news release. The new agreement would stretch for the next five years, extending baseball’s period of labor peace through the end of the…

Whether you have decided to make a couple of modest upgrades or you are in search of an extravagant new addition to your home, when you do not have money saved up for such a project, you may want to consider one of the 2016 and 2017 home improvement loans available. A number of real-estate…

Ex-congressman Barney Frank left an MSNBC panel speechless when he made an eyebrow-raising claim about late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia . The former Massachusetts representative, who is openly gay, appeared on “ Hardball with Chris Matthews ” Tuesday to discuss President-elect Donald Trump…

Over the past few decades the popularity of home equity loans and lines of credit has dramatically risen. They provide a convenient way to get money for large purchases, to cover emergency expenses or to consolidate debt. These loans are different than other types of loans in that they are borrowed…

CANNON BALL, N.D. - North Dakota officials on Tuesday moved to block supplies from reaching oil pipeline protesters at a camp near the construction site, threatening to use hefty fines to keep demonstrators from receiving food, building materials and even portable bathrooms. Activists have spent…

Engineers are usually found writing new lines of code, working with sensors or motors, or spending countless of hours building the next cool gadget we all need in our lives. Like most things, there are always exceptions: meet Matt and Adrian, two social entrepreneurs that created a new water filter.…

Jessica McGowan via Getty Images Women like Capt. Kristen Griest and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver are already training to serve in combat. But some Republicans don’t think it’s right to draft women into fighting for their country. WASHINGTON ― A surprisingly strong and bipartisan effort to require women to…

The road to love isn’t always smooth, as Jeff and Rebecca Payne found out this week. The couple were married in Dayton, Ohio, Saturday night, only to get stuck in a huge traffic jam on the way to their reception. The bride and groom ― and everyone else ― were stalled for an hour before another…

NASA An artist conception of the fully deployed James Webb Space Telescope after it begins a decade-long mission in 2018 as Earth’s primary observatory in space. Move over, Hubble Telescope ― there’s a new BIG scope coming to town. When the $9 billion James Webb Space Telescope is launched in 2018,…

Representative Darrell Issa in 2015. Olamikan Gbemiga/Associated Press Representative Darrell Issa , a well-known Obama administration tormentor, has narrowly won re-election to his Southern California congressional seat. After fighting his first seriously competitive race in more than 15 years, Mr.…

Nicki Kohl/Telegraph Herald, via Associated Press President-elect Donald J. Trump is well into filling out his cabinet and picking key advisers. But a move to challenge the vote tallies in three battleground states — an extreme long-shot to reverse his Electoral College majority — is advancing in…

Three people have died and five were hospitalized after eating at a community Thanksgiving dinner in Northern California, officials said Monday. The eight people who fell ill attended a dinner Thursday at an American Legion Hall in Antioch, said Marilyn Underwood, director of environmental health…

President-elect Donald J. Trump returned to New York to continue filling out his administration as one of his top advisers publicly and vigorously criticized Mitt Romney , who is being considered for secretary of state. Congress is set for a post- Thanksgiving return to Washington to try to finish…

If you didn’t catch the latest “Drunk History” ― Episode 10, Season 4 ― please correct your mistake. Stream the blessed television experience on Comedy Central’s website or app so that you, like we did, can witness the magic that is Lin-Manuel Miranda, drunk , reciting history like it’s his job.…